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# Quick Start

*How to get going at once.*

## Part 0: Instant usage

(you know this from the main page)

*Clone a project and push changes*

```sh
hg clone https://www.mercurial-scm.org/repo/hello
cd hello
# (edit files)
hg add (new files)
hg commit -m 'My changes'
hg push
```

*Create a project and commit*

```sh
hg init (project-directory)
cd (project-directory)
# (add some files)
hg add
hg commit -m 'Initial commit'
```